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The fact that this story hit the national news shows just how rare it is.

It seems a bit more like false accusations.

I'm still not clear about these "false" rumours.

As a DKH parent, I would like to be told what false information I have been given. Can you tell me please?

And if there isn't a "need" in the area near the school, then it would mean that the places would not be taken up by the very local children, and the area of the catchment would expand - in all directions.

The Charter's catchment this year is much smaller than usual, but not as small as many are saying. At the moment it stands at around 1200m. A couple of years ago it was closer to 2000m. As long as the existing Charter school refuses to take up straight line measurements, the vast majority of children from South Camberwell ward are very unlikely to get places. The safe walking route option is to the detriment of children from around Champion Hill and Dog Kennel Hill. They are further hindered by the Charter School's positioning of its centre point right at the south of the site. This means that children from the affluent Village ward are far more likely to gain places in the school than South Camberwell children. When the new Charter opens, its intake is significantly bigger (240 rather than 180). Proportionately this means that the new school's catchment should be around 2000m. As I understand it, the new Charter's choice of the Jarvis Road end of the site is to minimise the overlap between the two schools catchments. Adding an off-site nodal point would open a can of worms and could result in a new consultation which could delay the current proposals.